.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 34

upāsya rātriśeṣaṃ tu śoṇākūle maharṣibhiḥ .
niśāyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ viśvāmitro.abhyabhāṣata .. 1..

suprabhātā niśā rāma pūrvā sandhyā pravartate .
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te gamanāyābhirocaya .. 2..

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīṃ kriyām .
gamanaṃ rocayāmāsa vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha .. 3..

ayaṃ śoṇaḥ śubhajalo gādhaḥ pulinamaṇḍitaḥ .
katareṇa pathā brahmansantariṣyāmahe vayam .. 4..

evamuktastu rāmeṇa viśvāmitro.abravīdidam .
eṣa panthā mayoddiṣṭo yena yānti maharṣayaḥ .. 5..

te gatvā dūramadhvānaṃ gate.ardhadivase tadā .
jāhnavīṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ dadṛśurmunisevitām .. 6..

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyasalilāṃ haṃsasārasasevitām .
babhūvurmuditāḥ sarve munayaḥ saharāghavāḥ .
tasyāstīre tataścakruste āvāsaparigraham .. 7..

tataḥ snātvā yathānyāyaṃ santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ .
hutvā caivāgnihotrāṇi prāśya cāmṛtavaddhaviḥ .. 8..

viviśurjāhnavītīre śucau muditamānasāḥ .
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ parivārya samantataḥ .. 9..

samprahṛṣṭamanā rāmo viśvāmitramathābravīt .
bhagavañśrotumicchāmi gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm .
trailokyaṃ kathamākramya gatā nadanadīpatim .. 10..

codito rāma vākyena viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .
vṛddhiṃ janma ca gaṅgāyā vaktumevopacakrame .. 11..

śailendro himavānnāma dhātūnāmākaro mahān .
tasya kanyā dvayaṃ rāma rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi .. 12..

yā meruduhitā rāma tayormātā sumadhyamā .
nāmnā menā manojñā vai patnī himavataḥ priyā .. 13..

tasyāṃ gaṅgeyamabhavajjyeṣṭhā himavataḥ sutā .
umā nāma dvitīyābhūtkanyā tasyaiva rāghava .. 14..

atha jyeṣṭhāṃ surāḥ sarve devatārthacikīrṣayā .
śailendraṃ varayāmāsurgaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm .. 15..

dadau dharmeṇa himavāṃstanayāṃ lokapāvanīm .
svacchandapathagāṃ gaṅgāṃ trailokyahitakāmyayā .. 16..

pratigṛhya trilokārthaṃ trilokahitakāriṇaḥ .
gaṅgāmādāya te.agacchankṛtārthenāntarātmanā .. 17..

yā cānyā śailaduhitā kanyāsīdraghunandana .
ugraṃ sā vratamāsthāya tapastepe tapodhanā .. 18..

ugreṇa tapasā yuktāṃ dadau śailavaraḥ sutām .
rudrāyāpratirūpāya umāṃ lokanamaskṛtām .. 19..

ete te śaila rājasya sute lokanamaskṛte .
gaṅgā ca saritāṃ śreṣṭhā umā devī ca rāghava .. 20..

etatte dharmamākhyātaṃ yathā tripathagā nadī .
khaṃ gatā prathamaṃ tāta gatiṃ gatimatāṃ vara .. 21..




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